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Mitchell won a silver medal at the 2011 [[IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships]] and the same year won five gold medals at the UCI World Para-cycling Championships and National Para-cycling Championships. In 2010, she won the national Para-cycling Championships for H1 criterium.{{r|teamusa}} She holds American and world records in multiple [[track and field]] events and medaled in discus throw and club throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/cassie-mitchell |title=Cassie Mitchell |website=rio2016.com |accessdate=October 24, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153153/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/cassie-mitchell |archivedate=October 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She placed fourth in the 100 m, 200 m and discus throw at the 2012 Paralympics.<ref name=teamusa/> |
Mitchell has competed in 4 Paralympics (2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024). <ref>{{cite web |title=Team USA: Cassie Mitchell |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/cassie-mitchell-849540 |access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref>Mitchell won a silver medal at the 2011 [[IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships]] and the same year won five gold medals at the UCI World Para-cycling Championships and National Para-cycling Championships. In 2010, she won the national Para-cycling Championships for H1 criterium.{{r|teamusa}} She holds American and world records in multiple [[track and field]] events and medaled in discus throw and club throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/cassie-mitchell |title=Cassie Mitchell |website=rio2016.com |accessdate=October 24, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153153/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/cassie-mitchell |archivedate=October 24, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She placed fourth in the 100 m, 200 m and discus throw at the 2012 Paralympics.<ref name=teamusa/> At the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, Mitchell competed in the F51 discus competition and placed fourth.<ref>{{cite web |title=OSU alumna Mitchell participates in her fourth Paralympic games |url=https://news.okstate.edu/articles/communications/2024/osu_alumna_mitchell_participates_in_her_fourth_paralympic_games.html |access-date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> |
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| Born | June 8, 1981 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University Emory Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fields | Chemical engineering Biomedical engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T51/F51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cassie Mitchell (born June 8, 1981) is an Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology,[2] American engineer, and Paralympic cyclist and track and field athlete.
Early life
[edit]Mitchell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and graduated from high school in Warner in 1999 as valedictorian of her class; shortly thereafter, she developed neuromyelitis optica, which left her paralyzed from the chest down with limited movement of her arms and hands and with permanent double vision.[1] In 2004, she graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BS degree in chemical engineering. She later earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from both Emory and Georgia Tech universities.
Academic career
[edit]Currently, she is a research professor at Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at both universities.[3]
Paralympic career
[edit]Mitchell has competed in 4 Paralympics (2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024). [4]Mitchell won a silver medal at the 2011 IPC World Championships and the same year won five gold medals at the UCI World Para-cycling Championships and National Para-cycling Championships. In 2010, she won the national Para-cycling Championships for H1 criterium.[1] She holds American and world records in multiple track and field events and medaled in discus throw and club throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[5] She placed fourth in the 100 m, 200 m and discus throw at the 2012 Paralympics.[1] At the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, Mitchell competed in the F51 discus competition and placed fourth.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Cassie Mitchell". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Faculty Profile | Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering". bme.gatech.edu. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "Cassie Mitchell Represents USA in 2012 London Paralympics". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Team USA: Cassie Mitchell". Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Cassie Mitchell". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "OSU alumna Mitchell participates in her fourth Paralympic games". Retrieved October 15, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Cassie Mitchell at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Cassie Mitchell publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- American female cyclists
- American female discus throwers
- Track and field athletes with disabilities
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Muskogee, Oklahoma
- Track and field athletes from Oklahoma
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Scientists from Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University alumni
- Emory University alumni
- Georgia Tech alumni
- Emory University faculty
- Georgia Tech faculty
- American biomedical engineers
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- American women academics
- Cyclists from Oklahoma
- Wheelchair discus throwers
- Club throwers
- Paralympic discus throwers
- Paralympic club throwers
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- World Para Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics